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TIL NASA’s economic return is believed to be as high as $14 for every $1 spent

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R7mGl TIL that by the time James Cameron made Titanic in 1997, there had already been over a dozen films covering the disaster
6EgEY TIL, Disneyland's Jungle Cruise is now a self sustaining ecosystem and requires very little landscaping
78W57 TIL Australia has slightly more land mass than the contiguous United States. Five of the six mainland states are each bigger than Texas. Just Victoria, containing the 2nd largest city Melbourne, is smaller.
56GR TIL that according to legend, the Corgi was a gift from woodland faeries and their markings were caused by saddles and stirrups placed on their backs
v1g4R TIL There is no US Army base named for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the US, Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, 16th Chief of the Army, and champion of Civil Rights.